Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10

The case of Peter NcCabe, alias John
Mooney. an ex-soldier Of the late Civil war.
now residing IN this town, presents some pc
cullar phases Of the power Of the technicail-
ties Of law, and the results Of one great mis-
take This man is known on the town books
and among his ueghbors as John Mooney,
but some FIVE or SIX people here in town
st;il cali him Peter McCabe, as they recog
nize him as the man Of that name serving as
private in Co. C., Isl Me. Heavy Artillery.
Peter McCabe enlisted at Ellsworth, Me,
on or about Sept, 1868, and was assigned to
Co. c., lst Me. Heavy Art, in which he
served as private TIL May l9, 1864, when
he was badly wounded in the shoulder and
left leg by guHshots, and a hruise on right
leg from shell or some other missile, at
Spottsylyania, c. H., Va. He was sent to
the rear and treated at Harvard hospital,
Washington, ID. E.. He was furoughed
home in July, and reported back to hospital
on expiration of furlough. Here, by some
fair or foul means he was enlisted into the
navy under the name of J ohm Mooney. The
conclusions arrived at by one who has elected
all the information possible, is that Mr..
McCabe was piled with intoxicants till
drunk and then enlisted, his big bounty COB
bled up BY the parties enlisting and passing
him, McCabe .upposing that he was being
regularly transferred as many of his COM
rades had been, until he came to bimselt on
board Of the receiving ship, Princeton, at
Philadelphia, and was rated as John Mooney,
coal beaver.
He claims that his wounds were in such
a condition that he did no duty for several
months on board His shoulder, now, is in
,,Io ~, L. abn ba
would have been sent to the front again, af-
ter leaving the hospital, and that there was
sharp piece of rascality in the case, some
where, between the hospital and the naval
examining surgeon, for he was a man unfit
for soldier or sailor, by reason Of wounds.
McCabe was marked as "deserter" from the
hospital, and although serving three Or more
years in the navy and getting an honorable
discharge therefrom, be is barred Of pen
sion for his wounds. Hon. Seth l.. Millken
introduced bill in the last session of Con-
gress for his relief, but failed to get favor
able report from the committee.
One or two laws have been passed by
Congress that would, with fair and liberal
Interpretation, have put McCabe in posses
sion Of pension, but the War Department
and Pension Office appear to hold so strictly
to the letter, that there is no redress but
special act, which he cannot get. poor
private has to fight and fortify every step he
takes for a just pension, while Fitz-John
Porter, or some other man who never got
near enough to rebel to feel uncomfortable.
seemingly gets what he wants by asking
Bucksport Clipper.
Harrison Hume, Esq, of Boston, for
merly of this State, is great story teller,
and is never happier than when he turns
the laugh upon some one. But here is one
in which he himself is the subject. When
member Of the Legislature, he was talking
one day on subject of interest to the farm
ers, and declaring his sympathy with them
and exclaimed "Why, gentlemen! l was
born between two rows of corn" "A punkin,
by thunder!" shouted Lew. Barker from his
seat in the House. The uproarious laughter
of the House discomfted Mr.. Hume, Of
course, but he was too fond of joke, him
self, no. to enjoy this one, after all.